Context-Driven Host Device Touch Interaction Automation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current computing devices require manual user interaction to select and transfer data between devices using digitized surfaces, which is not intuitive and inefficient.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a method for context-based interactions where a host computing device detects a local signal from a client device, determines the physical location, receives an identifier, and requests specific information based on the active application and event, allowing for automated data transfer without manual user selection.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If manual user interaction is used to select and transfer data between devices, then data transfer can be controlled by the user, but the interaction process becomes complex and inefficient
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables devices to automatically detect each other's presence, determine their types, and initiate appropriate data transfer operations without requiring manual user selection. The host device automatically requests and receives data from the client device based on detected events, making the system self-serve the user's data transfer needs.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements preliminary detection of device presence and type before data transfer is initiated. The host device continuously monitors for local signals from client devices, determines their types in advance, and prepares to request specific information based on the detected event type, so that when a user does interact, the system is already ready to execute the appropriate transfer operation immediately.
2Productivity
If automated detection and information request systems are implemented, then data transfer becomes more efficient and intuitive, but the system requires more complex detection and processing capabilities
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the data transfer process into distinct phases: device detection phase, device type determination phase, event determination phase, and information request phase. Each phase handles a specific aspect of the interaction, reducing the complexity burden on any single component while maintaining overall system efficiency through coordinated phased operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an event determination mechanism that acts as an intermediary between device detection and information requests. This intermediary layer analyzes the detected device type and contextual information to determine the appropriate event, then uses this determination to guide the specific information request, thereby simplifying the overall control logic through intermediate decision-making.
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AI summary
The disclosure is related to context driven interactions between a host computing device having a digitized surface and a client device. During a touch interaction, the host computing device detects a touch on the digitized surface and receives a client identifier from the client device. In an implementation, the host computing device may respond to a touch interaction in a context driven manner. The host computing device may determine an event based on a context of the touch interaction. The context may include, for example, the location (e.g., coordinates) of the touch, the client identifier received during the touch interaction, and an active application on the host computing device during the touch interaction. Based on the determined event, the host computing device may request specific information regarding the client device. The specific information may be selected by the host computing device based on the determined event.